diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 42f0fcd4de..b94b5bc25d 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ INSTALL=/usr/bin/install
 FLEX:=$(shell which flex || type -p flex)
 BISON:=$(shell which bison || type -p bison)
 
+HOST_CFLAGS   += -I$(HOST_DIR)/include -I$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include
+HOST_CXXFLAGS += -I$(HOST_DIR)/include -I$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include
+HOST_LDFLAGS  += -L$(HOST_DIR)/lib -L$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib
+
+
 # hostcc version as an integer - E.G. 4.3.2 => 432
 HOSTCC_VERSION:=$(shell $(HOSTCC) --version | \
 	sed -n 's/^.* \([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)[ ]*.*$$/\1\2\3/p')